Trachy Trachy Cat

Waldo · Post by **Waldo** » 11 Nov 2005, 03:57

I just mostly wanted to share. I was wondering with the mouth this cat has does it have a specialized diet? Sorry about the watermarks. I'll give the pics to you later for the cat-e-log. The skull structure appears as though it is just meant for a jaw muscle. But the hairy jaw seems less preditor like.

There I fixed the pics.

Post by **Silurus** » 11 Nov 2005, 09:30

I cannot see the pic (and I don't want to register just to see the pic), but I presume you are referring to ?

It's just your standard predatory catfish diet-wise.

Waldo · Post by **Waldo** » 13 Nov 2005, 02:09

We have him in a 70g. Very lethargic. Even gill movement is minimul. Tank is very dim lit. Our farmer says he's a deeper water cat.... I'm debating on Temp that he should be kept at.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 13 Nov 2005, 08:50

This is a Trachycorystes alright, although I dare not say which exact species. The elongated lower jaw gives it away.
This is a predator. At day it sits motionless and at night it is cruising the waters for prey. The hairlike teeth (or teethlike hairs) are perhaps to get a better grip on its prey. Not for biting though, because they are swallowers.
I think temperature range should lie between 23-27 degrees Centigrade. Great fish.
I'm not going to say again that I wish that someone in the Netherlands would import fish like this (Oops, I did it again....

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